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John Kissel's Ratings and Endorsements

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

85%
2021
66%
2003-2004
25%
2002
33%
2001
43%
1999-2000
85%
2023
62%
2022
75%
2021
78%
2019
64%
2019
64%
2018
79%
2017
90%
2016
81%
2016
81%
2015
75%
2015
90%
2014
81%
2014
81%
2013
62%
2013
73%
2012
82%
2012
100%
2011
70%
2010
83%
2009
100
2008
33
2007
100%
2006
90%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
73%
2002
78%
2001
60%
2000
49%
2021-2022
49%
2021-2022
49%
2019-2020
49%
2019-2020
30%
2019-2020
30%
2019-2020
54%
2016
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
54
2014
40
2013-2014
40
2013-2014
55%
2012
22%
2011-2012
22%
2011-2012
60%
2010
22%
2009-2010
22%
2009-2010
57
2007-2008
57
2007-2008
86%
2005-2006
86%
2005-2006
67%
2005-2006
67%
2005-2006
67%
2003-2004
67%
2003-2004
64%
2003-2004
64%
2003-2004
90%
2001-2002
90%
2001-2002
88%
1999-2000
88%
1999-2000
43%
1998
56%
1997-1998
56%
1997-1998
0%
1996
33%
1996
50%
1994
50%
1994
14%
2019
14%
2019
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